Cingular Nokia N80 Approved – Without UMTS 850
PCS Intel broke news that Cingular would not be launching all UMTS phones with UMTS dual-band support, today, FCC documents confirm that. The Nokia N80, a Series 60 device, has been approved with Cingular brandings, however, the U.S. variant of the N80 will not include UMTS 850 MHz support. FCC Nokia N80 Approval
How-To: UMTS Cingular for Under $100 (No Tricks, Or Rebates)
So, want to get in on Cingular’s new UMTS network, and get a high-quality phone at the same time? You can, and it will cost you as little as $100 to do so.
Cingular UMTS Handset Lineup Revealed
We can now confirm the Cingular handset launch lineup for their UMTS consumer launch. The Nokia N80 and 6282 will be complimented with the LG CU230 and Samsung ZX10. This will deliver four UMTS handsets covering mid-to-high end ranges by the end of the year. Sources are also reporting that some models will lack UMTS […]
Cingular UMTS Launch Maps Leak (Updated Again)
Update 2: Added Seattle, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco. You can also compare coverage to the former AT&T Wireless UMTS coverage by checking the UMTS coverage maps on our AT&T Wireless Page. Update: Added Washington D.C. and Baltimore maps. As the November 1st launch date for Cingular’s re-launched UMTS service draws […]
Cingular To (Re)Launch UMTS November 1
RCR is citing unnamed documents (which, we have tracked down to Cingular’s corporate intranet) that Cingular will launch UMTS on November 1. This will be a re-launch of the AT&T Wireless UMTS service in the existing six cities, as well as in 10 new cities. Cingular will not be launching with any UMTS phones, opting […]
CTIA Wireless IT Expo 2005
Earth shattering? No, not really, but read more to see what happened.
AT&T: UMTS SF Launch Area Map
A HoFo poster has scanned the upcoming UMTS service area map for the San Francisco launch area. So, here it is… Feel very lucky if you are in that area, and unlucky if you aren’t.
Cingular: Nokia Announces New UMTS Phones
Nokia yesterday announced their new Nseries line of extremely high-end Series 60 phones. The highest end of this class announced, the N91, will include a 4 GB hard drive, and will support UMTS (as well as EDGE, making Nseries the first U.S. phones to support both UMTS and EDGE). The announcement of the Nseries is […]
Cracking The Qualcomm Easter Egg: Part 2
Same rules as the last part apply, generalizations will be made, engineer�s will have their toes stepped on, you are welcomed to nit pick in the forums. It has to be good to be Qualcomm today, sitting on the top of the CDMA world watching everyone knock on their door, converting to CDMA, and having […]
Cracking The Qualcomm Easter Egg: Part 1
How We Got to Where We Are This is a history lesson, it is not meant to break new information, but to give a quick crash course in acronyms that far too many readers do not understand. If you know what AMPS, CDMA, GSM, iDEN, TDMA, UMTS, HSDPA, and EV-DO are, feel free to skip […]